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Rob - Oct 03, 2012 12:43:35 pm PDT #21152 of 25501

What are the symptoms of the failure?


tommyrot - Oct 03, 2012 12:51:38 pm PDT #21153 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I get a 'type mismatch' error (in the IE Javascript debugger).


Rob - Oct 03, 2012 1:13:19 pm PDT #21154 of 25501

Does [link] help at all?


tommyrot - Oct 03, 2012 1:23:06 pm PDT #21155 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Huh. I'll have to give that a try tomorrow.


Gris - Oct 03, 2012 3:32:58 pm PDT #21156 of 25501
Hey. New board.

DavidS, my suggestion is the Nexus, simply because the Nexus line are in some respects supported directly by Google, which means they get things like software updates more quickly and reliably than other Android phones. I will very likely be switching to something in the Nexus line whenever I upgrade.

I'm using a phone right now that's similar hardware to the Nexus 4G and it's plenty snappy and functional, especially using the stock Android experience that will come with the Nexus.

The only negative I can see on the Nexus is that it lacks a memory card slot. I know you have a prodigious music collection, and a smart phone with a memory card slot could allow you to buy yourself a bunch of 32 GB cards and carry around a pretty large selection, which won't be possible with the Nexus.

The Optimus has a memory card slot, but will be significantly slower than the Nexus, doesn't have a front-facing camera (which is a cooler feature than you might think), and isn't in the Nexus line so will probably never see a software upgrade.

So I vote Nexus unless you want to listen to all your music on it, in which case I vote Optimus or any android phone with a memory card slot.


Gris - Oct 03, 2012 3:44:56 pm PDT #21157 of 25501
Hey. New board.

Honestly, DavidS, if you're upgrading on Sprint and signing a new 2-year contract I would strongly consider paying the extra $100 to move up from the Nexus to the Galaxy S3. It doesn't have the same Google support, but it's RIDICULOUSLY popular which means it will still have good support for a long time (and you can root it and you'll likely have support from the community for years and years - the original Galaxy S still has a thriving community).

It also supports a memory card, will be MUCH faster than the Nexus (and leagues ahead of the Optimus), and is generally a true top-of-the-line phone. You could buy the Nexus on eBay for about $350 unlocked, but the S3 is still running about $550, so for $100 extra you're actually getting $200 worth of value!

The HTC Evo 4G is basically just as good if for some reason you dislike Samsung, but isn't as popular.


Consuela - Oct 03, 2012 5:55:31 pm PDT #21158 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

So I swapped out my 2GB of memory for 4GB of memory, using Rob's directions, and it worked like a charm. Thanks, Rob!

And now my computer is much happier! (As am I.)


DCJensen - Oct 03, 2012 7:54:45 pm PDT #21159 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.

Sigh, I remember upgrading my IBM PC to 512K...


tommyrot - Oct 04, 2012 4:39:57 am PDT #21160 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Sigh, I remember upgrading my IBM PC to 512K...

Heh. Yeah, I remember upgrading my Leading Edge XT-clone from 512k to 640k. There were 16 or 32 individual chips I had to plug into the motherboard.


Maria - Oct 04, 2012 6:29:16 am PDT #21161 of 25501
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

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